Private Practice Blog for Therapists
Hundreds of articles on building, growing, and sustaining your private practice — written by therapists, for therapists. Not recycled generic business advice.
Finding Work-Life Balance and Setting Sustainable Fees with Desiree
Desire, LCSW, provides psychotherapy and holistic mental health counseling for individuals and couples in New York, specializing in helping anxious adults find authenticity and empower themselves personally, professionally and creatively in NYC and around the world.
Back in 2017, Desiree started an online private practice while working multiple jobs. She enjoyed the meaningful work with agencies but knew that it wouldn’t be sustainable in the long term. After getting involved in the Bootcamp program, Desiree started outsourcing a lot of tasks, found an electronic health record software that she enjoyed, and streamlined her accounting.
Finding Balance and Boundaries in Solo Practice
Jennifer, LCSW, LISW-S provides online anxiety counseling in Cincinnati, serving all of Indiana and Ohio.
She shared with us her story of overcoming burnout in community mental health and online therapy platforms, finding balance and success in solo private practice. Jennifer talks about the importance of knowing your worth, setting boundaries, practicing self-care as a therapist, and the benefits of a solid support system.
Shifting from Solo Practice to Full Private Pay Group Practice
Tabitha, LMFT, LCMHC, LPC, CCTP provides individual and couples counseling in Wake Forest, NC specializing in anxiety, traumatic experiences, and faith-based counseling.
Tabitha shared her private practice success story of shifting from a solo practice with a waitlist to a full private pay group practice.
Growing into Group Practice with Sara
Sara, LMFT, LPC provides divorce and co-parenting counseling online or in-person in Birmingham, AL.
Sara shared with us her success story of stepping out into private practice after divorce and diving in to all that Business School Bootcamp has to offer.
Professional and Personal Growth in Private Practice
Joanne, LMFT and a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, provides online therapy in California for clients experiencing difficult emotions, painful relationships, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and trauma/abuse.
Joanne shared with us her private practice success story since joining Business School Bootcamp for Therapists, and all of the growth in between. She now has a FULL practice with a waitlist, has paid off all of her student loans, and is gearing up to purchase a house!
Fulfilling a Lifelong Dream of Becoming a Full-Time Practice Owner
Brittany, LCSW-S, LCDC, CGP, offers therapy for individuals and couples with a primary focus on emotionally focused therapy (EFT) in Houston, TX. She also offers trauma treatment using EMDR and addictions treatment.
When Brittany first became involved with us, she had around five clients for her private practice and desired to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a full-time practice owner.
Adapting from Offline to Virtual Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gary, PhD, LMFT, FAPA, offers private individual counseling, marriage counseling, and family counseling for individuals and couples in West Los Angeles, CA.
He’s been in private practice for 40 years and, since the pandemic, transitioned from 100% offline, in-person therapy to fully remote, secure telehealth sessions via Zoom for Healthcare.
From Successful Solo Practice to Group Practice with Ease
Robyn, LMFT, provides counseling to individuals and couples in Laguna Hills, CA. She works from the approach that all relationships go through periods of connection, disconnection and reconnection
Robyn shared her experiences and feelings surrounding the transition from solo to group practice, finding it was easier than she thought once she got started.
Navigating through Chronic Illness, Grief, and Finding Balance Despite a Pandemic
Jacqueline, MA, LMFT provides couples therapy in Milford, CT. She shared with us her Private Practice Success Story of finding balance and success while managing her chronic illness, processing through grief and loss, and adapting her practice during a pandemic.
What I Wish I’d Known Before Investing in a Group Practice
Today we have a special submission from a member of our community. We have been delighted to help this person, and numerous others unravel from an unhealthy group practice dynamic. We are putting together a blog answering your questions about joining a group practice. Read this story, and then share your questions in the comments section so we can answer them in the blog series!
Achieving Stability and Success Amidst Family Crisis with Heather
Heather LMFT, CSAT provides therapy for sex addiction and betrayal trauma in Upland, CA. She shared with us her private practice journey of overcoming and navigating through family crisis, supporting her family on one income, and finding stability in the business she created.
Overcoming Barriers to Financial Freedom with Tiffany
When Tiffany began her business journey in 2016, she knew she wanted to build a private practice, but also wanted to do impact work on the side that would truly scale her income, and thus heytiffany.com was created! Tiffany spoke with us about the various sociocultural variables and barriers that therapists must overcome to not only make a positive impact in our clients lives, but to live the life that we want with the income we deserve.
“BST was the best investment I have made in myself. I went from working 45-50 hours per week to working 25 hrs, doubling my income,” Cyndi
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